So I had my veins done ten days ago now. You'd think I'd be back to normal pretty much, wouldn't you?

No. I don't think so.

Friday, I was feeling so good and the weather was so nice, I called my vein doctor's office to see if I could take a long walk. They said yes, so I took a walk to the Wallyworld and back. That's about four miles total, and I only really pumped it on the way home.

Then Saturday, I worked a twelve-hour shift. It was steady-busy and I didn't sit more than a few short minutes all day.

I've been wearing my compression hose religiously like a good girl, twelve hours a day, and I've been elevating my feet and taking my ibuprofen as directed. But I'm still not right.

Last night, I noticed a painful ping-pong-ball-sized lump on the inside of my right knee. Hey - that wasn't there before!

And I found a smaller, hard lump on the top of my thigh. That wasn't there before either.

My rainbow-colored bruises are slowly fading and moving down my leg. Most of them don't hurt, but some still really do. And when I finally shaved my legs this morning, a lot of my leg was painful to the touch.

I'm bummed. I've been doing as I was told. Trying my best to be compliant (which is really hard for a nurse).

I guess I'm just impatient. The rest of my body is dying for exercise, but one part of me is holding it back. Not fair.

I expect cooperation from all team members! One of you can't drag the rest of us down! We must work together!

*sigh*

And lucky me - it's going to be in the high 80s this week, and I get to wear compression hose.

woot!